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Item Number: 118137
Title: A la tombée de la nuit : Art et histoire de l'éclairage
Author: Chrzanovski, Laurent (ed)
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9788874396085
Description: Milano: 5 Continents, 2012. 29cm., hardcover, 251pp., 287 illus., most in color. French text. Exhibition held at Musee d'art et d'histoire, Geneva. Summary: From the myth of Prometheus to Edison’s invention, this exhibition presents not onlyt the techniques and uses but also the symbolic value of the domesticated flame, often perceived as the connection between the human and the divine, the material and the spiritual. The public is invited therefore to discover the only tool of daily life whose emblematic role largely overshadows its utilitarian function. From the time of Lascaux until today, from the Mediterranean to the Americas by way of Asia and Africa, the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire presents the role of lighting in day-to-day, spiritual and professional life and, to conclude, in festivities where it holds a leading role. Finally, a foray into the realm of art through a selection of prints and paintings shows its full aesthetic value.
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